How is place represented in industrial design? In the first of a series produced with Fisher & Paykel, we speak to CEO Dan Witten-Hannah about identity. Plus: Sophie Lou Jacobsen on her new Milan-inspired collection.

How is place represented in industrial design? In the first of a series produced with Fisher &amp; Paykel, we speak to CEO Dan Witten-Hannah about identity. Plus: Sophie Lou Jacobsen on her new Milan-inspired collection.

Everything you need to know about the world of design, from furniture to fashion and craft to architecture. Expect fresh stories, new finds and designers and all the latest news from the world’s most exciting studios.

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A sense of place with Dan Witten-Hannah and Sophie Lou Jacobsen

Forward-thinking British architect Jayden Ali joins to detail his new galleries at V&A East in London. Then: unpicking Icelandic design stereotypes at DesignMarch 2026. Plus: highlights at this year’s NYCxDesign. 

Forward-thinking British architect Jayden Ali joins to detail his new galleries at V&amp;A East in London. Then: unpicking Icelandic design stereotypes at DesignMarch 2026. Plus: highlights at this year&rsquo;s NYCxDesign.&nbsp;

Redesigning London’s shared cultural spaces with Jayden Ali. Plus: Reykjavík’s DesignMarch 2026

How can flexibility improve quality of life? We answer this with Fisher & Paykel and the brand’s head of industrial design, Mark Haydon. Plus: Kim Colin, co-founder of Industrial Facility, on working with technology.

How can flexibility improve quality of life? We answer this with Fisher &amp; Paykel and the brand&rsquo;s head of industrial design, Mark Haydon. Plus: Kim Colin, co-founder of Industrial Facility, on working with technology.

Let’s get flexible: Mark Haydon and Kim Colin on adaptability in design

Nic Monisse is in Mexico to learn how design is shaping the country’s capital. Grace Charlton also joins from Paris to explore the history and future of the city’s design-thinking. Plus: Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao.  

Nic Monisse is in Mexico to learn how design is shaping the country&rsquo;s capital. Grace Charlton also joins from Paris to explore the history and future of the city&rsquo;s design-thinking. Plus: Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao.&nbsp;&nbsp;

A sense of place with Dan Witten-Hannah and Sophie Lou Jacobsen

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